B1adjective · common

narrow

nar·row

narrow · narrower · narrowest

вузький

узкий, тесный

eng, begrenzt, schmal, genau

Having a small width; not wide; having opposite edges or sides that are close,…Having a small width; not wide; having opposite edges or sides that are close, especially by comparison to length or depth.

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/ˈnæɹəʊ/

» The road is too narrow for cars.

Die Straße ist zu schmal für Autos.

Эта дорога слишком узкая для автомобилей.

Ця дорога завузька для автомобілів.

Дорога занадто вузька для машин.

Meaning

9 senses

Having a small width; not wide; having opposite edges or sides that are close, especially by comparison to length or depth.
a narrow hallway
eng, begrenzt, schmal
у́зкийúzkij, те́сныйtésnyj
ву́зький, вузьки́йvúzʹkyj, vuzʹkýj
Of little extent; very limited; circumscribed.
limited in extent or scope
(figuratively)Restrictive; without flexibility or latitude.
a narrow interpretation
beschränkt, unflexibel
Having a small margin or degree.
a narrow escape
The Republicans won by a narrow majority.
very limited in degree
(dated)Limited as to means; straitened
narrow circumstances
arm, mittellos
Parsimonious; niggardly; covetous; selfish.
Scrutinizing in detail; close; accurate; exact.
genau, exakt
Formed (as a vowel) by a close position of some part of the tongue in relation to the palate; or (according to Bell) by a tense condition of the pharynx; distinguished from wide.
Of or supporting only those text characters that can fit into the traditional 8-bit representation.
a narrow character; a narrow stream

Examples

354 sentences

The road is too narrow for cars.
Ця дорога завузька для автомобілів.
ruЭта дорога слишком узкая для автомобилей.
deDie Straße ist zu schmal für Autos.
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The gate was too narrow for the truck.
Ворота були завузькі для вантажівки.
ruВорота были слишком узкими для грузовика.
deDas Tor war zu eng für den Lastwagen.
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That road is too narrow for a car to drive on.
Ця дорога завузька для машини.
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I had a narrow escape.
Я ледве врятувався.
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I think Tom is narrow-minded.
Я думаю, Том — вузьколоба людина.
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

having small width:

Русский

By meaning 1

having small width:

Deutsch

By meaning 4

having small width:

restrictive; without flexibility or latitude:

limited as to means; straitened; pinching:

scrutinizing in detail; close; accurate; exact:

Origin

From Middle English narow, narowe, narewe, narwe, naru, from Old English nearu (“narrow, s

From Middle English narow, narowe, narewe, narwe, naru, from Old English nearu (“narrow, strait, confined, constricted, not spacious, limited, petty; limited, poor, restricted; oppressive, causing anxiety (of that which restricts free action of body or mind), causing or accompanied by difficulty, hardship, oppressive; oppressed, not having free action; strict, severe”), from Proto-West Germanic *naru, from Proto-Germanic *narwaz (“constricted, narrow”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ner- (“to turn, bend, twist, constrict”).

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